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• Rail passengers travelling on the East Coast Main Line are urged to plan ahead this Wednesday (27 July) as a limited timetable will be available
• Amid national industrial action, less than half of usual services will run between London and Edinburgh from 7.30am until 6.30pm
• Passengers should check before they travel, expect disruption and only travel if necessary

The East Coast Main Line has now reopened after teams carried out repairs to the railway in Sandy, Bedfordshire following significant damage caused by a fire which spread to the tracks.

Passengers planning on travelling on the East Coast Main Line today (Wednesday, 20 July) are being urged to plan ahead and check before travelling as severe disruption is expected. 

Passengers intending to travel on the Northern City Line between Finsbury Park and Moorgate on Sunday 19 June are asked to plan ahead as work is taking place to further test digital signalling on the route. 

A family in Knebworth were left shocked after their beloved tortoise, Twin, who had been missing for eight months, was found by three Network Rail workers. 

The testing of the new digital signalling on the Northern City Line has commenced with the running of the first Great Northern train between Finsbury Park and Moorgate under the new system.

This weekend, hundreds of Network Rail workers will carry out key upgrades to the railway in Yorkshire in a boost to reliability.